Protective garment for carrying parcels



March 5, 1963 E. R. GUERRA 3,079,610

PROTECTIVE GARMENT FOR CARRYING PARCELS Filed Nov. 21, 1960 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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United States Patent 3,079,610 PROTECTIVE GARMENT FOR CARRYING PARCELSEdmundo Roberto Guerra, Cabildo 3066, Buenos Aires, Argentina Filed Nov.21, 1960, Ser. No. 70,670 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-16) This invention relates toa wearing apparel accessory, and more particularly to an accessoryadapted to enclose and shield articles and simultaneously to protect thehand of a person carrying the accessory.

It is an object of the invention to provide an accessory which iscapable of protecting a wallet or pocketbook and other articles ofdiverse kind against the detrimental effect of atmospheric agents suchas rain.

It is another object of the invention to provide an accessory which isnot only suitable for receiving and protecting portfolios, parcels,books, magazines, gloves and the like, but is also of pleasingappearance and adapted to be complementary to a female dress.

In accordance with the present invention, the Wearing apparel accessorycomprises a bell-shaped flexible container having a lower annular edgeportion of larger diameter and an upper annular sleeve portion ofsmaller diameter and including an annular flexible outer wall and anannular flexible inner wall, the outer and inner walls beingsuperimposed upon each other so as to define a substantially bell-shapedstorage space therebetween and being joined at the lower edge and uppersleeve portions. The inner wall is formed with an opening therein, andthe upper sleeve portion has a longitudinal slit therein. A firstclosure means serves for opening and closing the opening in the innerwall; a second closure means serves for closing and opening the slit.When the slit is open, the hand of the wearer may be inserted throughthe upper sleeve portion downwardly so as to be surrounded and protectedby the bell-shaped container, and this container may be carried by thewearer upon closing of the slit in the upper sleeve portion with thelatter fitting about the wrist of the wearer.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the walls of the accessoryconsist of a waterproof fabric of flexible, transparent material so thatgloves and a wallet carried by the user will be visible therethrough andtheir aesthetic effect will be maintained. If desired, translucentmaterial may be employed, which will likewise have a pleasing result.

The double wall which forms the protective container has an opening forreceiving the articles to be stored therein. Preferably, a zipper servesto close such opening.

The sleeve or cuff portion at the upper end of the container may beinverted or folded and may be arranged so that it permits the fasteningof a handle to the interior wall of the bag close to the upper endthereof. The handle may be gripped when the weight of the articlesstored in the container renders it inconvenient to rely only onfastening the sleeve or cuff to the wrist of the user. While the handleis normally positioned in the interior of the container, it is arrangedso that it may be turned about its points of attachment and positionedoutside the container.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for theinvention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. Theinvention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method ofoperation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, willbe best understood from the following description of specificembodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the accessory according to theinvention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional front view of the accessory showing articlesstored therein and a wallet or handbag carried by the user;

FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic sectional front view of the accessory drawn ona reduced scale and showing its internal slot closed, its sleeve or cuffportion turned down, its handle positioned outside the container, andthe walls of the container spread apart to demonstrate the large storagecapacity thereof;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the internal slot open,the cuff portion extended upwardly, and the handle positioned in theinterior of the bag;

FIG. 5 shows a detail representing a zipper closing member;

FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view of the accessory seen from below and drawnon a suitable reduced scale; and

FIG. 7 shows a detail representing the handle.

Referring to the drawings, the container or bag gen erally indicated at1 is made from waterproof fabric or flexible plastic material which ispreferably transparent or translucent and forms annular outer and innerwalls 1a, 1b, respectively, connected to each other at a lower annularedge portion 10 and an upper annular sleeve or culf portion 4 of thecontainer. As shown in the drawings, the container is generallybell-shaped so that its lower edge portion 10 has a relatively largediameter and its upper sleeve or cuff portion 4 has a smaller di ameter.Arranged in the center of the upper sleeve or cuff portion 4 is anorifice 2 for the passage of the hand 3 of a user.

The sleeve or cuff portion 4 forming the orifice 2 has a longitudinalslit 4a therein which may be opened and closed by means of a zipper 5. Aclosing member 6 of the zipper is provided with cords 7 havingornamental tassels 8 thereon.

When the zipper 5 is closed, the upper portion of the container iscontracted so as to form a throat portion 9 which serves to hold thecontainer on the wrist of the user.

The walls 1a, 1b of the container define a storage space 11 therebetweenwhere various articles 12 such as parcels, papers, magazines, etc., maybe placed. An opening or slot 13 in the inner wall 1b is controlled bymeans of a zipper 14 having a closing member 15. The slot 13 is spacedfrom the lower edge portion 10 and upper culf portion 4, but extendssubstantially in the direction from the lower edge portion toward theupper culf portion and is generally parallel to the slit 4a.

A handle 16 is fastened to the inner wall 1b adjacent the throat portion9 and serves for carrying the container 1 when desired. The handle isdisposed in the interior of the container when the sleeve or cuffportion 4 is arranged as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, but may be positionedoutside the container when the sleeve or cufi portion 4 is inverted orfolded as shown in FIG. 3. A commodity 17 such as a pocketbook, walletor handbag (FIG. 2) may be carried inside the container 1 so that notonly the articles 12 but also the commodity 17 will be protected fromrain or the like.

It will be clear from the foregoing description that the container orbag may be used either to shield articles 12 and a commodity 17 underunfavorable weather conditions, with the handle 16 being positionedinside the container, or simply to carry articles 12 in the storagespace 11 in which case the sleeve or cuff portion 4 is preferably foldedand the handle 16 is disposed outside the container.

To further improve the appearance, the walls of the container may bearprinted or stamped ornamentations thereon.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or twoor more together, may also find a useful application in other types ofaccessories diflering from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in acontainer, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, sincevarious modifications and structural changes may be made withoutdeparting in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist ofthe present invention that others can by applying current knowledgereadily adapt it for various applications without omitting featuresthat, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essentialcharacteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this inventionand, therefore; such adaptations should and are intended to becomprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of thefollowing claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

f I. As a wearing apparel accessory adapted to enclose articles to beprotected and simultaneously to protect the hand of a person carryingsaid accessory, in combination, a bell-shaped flexible container havinga lower annular edge portion of larger diameter and an upper annularsleeve portion of smaller diameter and including an annular flexibleouter wall and an annular flexible inner wall, said outer and innerwalls being superimposed upon each other so as to define a substantiallybell-shaped storage space therebetweenand being joined at said loweredge and upper sleeve portions, said inner wall being formed with anopening therein, and said upper sleeve portion being formed with alongitudinal slit therein; first closure means for opening and closingsaid opening in said inner wall; and second closure'means for closingand opening said slit, whereby when said slit is open the hand of thewearer may be inserted through said upper sleeve portion downwardly, soas to be surrounded and protected by said bell-shaped container, andsaid container may be carried by the wearer upon closing of said slit insaid upper sleeve portion with the latter fitting about the wrist of thewearer.

2. As a wearing apparel accessory adapted to enclose articles to beprotected and simultaneously to protect the hand of a person carryingsaid accessory, in combination, a bell-shaped flexible container havinga lower'annular edge portion of larger diameter and an upper annularcuff portion of smaller diameter and including an annular flexible outerwall and an annular flexible inner wall, said outer and inner wallsbeing superimposed upon each'other so as to define a substantiallybell-shaped storage space therebetween and being joined at said loweredge and upper cuff portions, said inner Wall being formed with'a slottherein spaced from said lower edge andiupper cuif portionsand'extending substantially in the direction from said lower edgeportion to said upper ,cutfportion, and said upper cuff portion beingformed with a slit therein substantially in parallel to said slot;zipper means for opening and closing said slot in said inner wall;closure means for closing and opening saidslit; and handle meansattached to the interior of said cult portionJ References Cited in thefile of thispatent V i UNITED STATES PATENTS H Strohmenger Nov..22,'1870

1. AS A WEARING APPAREL ACCESSORY ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE ARTICLES TO BEPROTECTED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PROTECT THE HAND OF A PERSON CARRYINGSAID ACCESSORY, IN COMBINATION, A BELL-SHAPED FLEXIBLE CONTAINER HAVINGA LOWER ANNULAR EDGE PORTION OF LARGER DIAMETER AND AN UPPER ANNULARSLEEVE PORTION OF SMALLER DIAMETER AND INCLUDING AN ANNULAR FLEXIBLEOUTER WALL AND AN ANNULAR FLEXIBLE INNER WALL, SAID OUTER AND INNERWALLS BEING SUPERIMPOSED UPON EACH OTHER SO AS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLYBELL-SHAPED STORAGE SPACE THEREBETWEEN AND BEING JOINED AT SAID LOWEREDGE AND UPPER SLEEVE PORTIONS, SAID INNER WALL BEING FORMED WITH ANOPENING THEREIN, AND SAID UPPER SLEEVE PORTION BEING FORMED WITH ALONGITUDINAL SLIT THEREIN; FIRST CLOSURE MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSINGSAID OPENING IN SAID INNER WALL; AND SECOND CLOSURE MEANS FOR CLOSINGAND OPENING SAID SLIT, WHEREBY WHEN SAID SLIT IS OPEN THE HAND OF THEWEARER MAY BE INSERTED THROUGH SAID UPPER SLEEVE PORTION DOWNWARDLY, SOAS TO BE SURROUNDED AND PROTECTED BY SAID BELL-SHAPED CONTAINER, ANDSAID CONTAINER MAY BE CARRIED BY THE WEARER UPON CLOSING OF SAID SLIT INSAID UPPER SLEEVE PORTION WITH THE LATTER FITTING ABOUT THE WRIST OF THEWEARER.